1895–96 Stoke F.C. season

The 1895–96 season was Stoke's seventh season in the Football League.

Stoke
1895–96 season
ChairmanMr S. Barker
ManagerBill Rowley
StadiumVictoria Ground
Football League First Division6th (30 Points)
FA CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Hyslop
(17)

All: Tommy Hyslop
(21)
Highest home attendance12,000 vs West Bromwich Albion
(21 September 1895)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Burnley
(7 December 1895)
Average home league attendance7,600

Stoke enjoyed their best season yet under new manager Bill Rowley finishing in 6th position with 30 points. Stoke only drew one game this season and that came in the FA Cup against Burnley.[1]

Season Review

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League

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In the summer of 1895 the club had become a Limited liability company and long serving goalkeeper Bill Rowley was given the position of secretary-manager.[1] One of Rowley's best pieces of business was to bring William Maxwell to the club from Dundee.[1] Maxwell went on to score 75 goals in 156 matches in six seasons with Stoke.[1] Before the start of the season, there was a mini-exodus of players to Southampton St. Mary's such as Jack Farrell, Samuel Meston, Willie Naughton and trainer Bill Dawson. Some players would later return to Stoke after their spell on the south coast.[1]

One of Stoke's most bizarre transfer deals took place in February 1896 when they signed Allan Maxwell from Darwen. Instead of requesting a transfer fee Darwen wanted a set of wrought iron gates to be supplied by Stoke.[1] On the pitch Stoke finished their highest position yet of sixth place, picking up 30 points in the process. No league draw was forthcoming for Stoke their only draw came in the FA Cup against Burnley.[1]

FA Cup

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For the second season running Stoke were knocked out of the FA Cup by Wolverhampton Wanderers this time 3–0 in the third round.[1] Prior to this Stoke were in free scoring form beating Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 and Burnley 7–1.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
4 Bolton Wanderers 30 16 5 9 49 37 1.324 37
5 Sunderland 30 15 7 8 52 41 1.268 37
6 Stoke 30 15 0 15 56 47 1.191 30
7 The Wednesday 30 12 5 13 44 53 0.830 29
8 Blackburn Rovers 30 12 5 13 40 50 0.800 29
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Stoke's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 2 September 1895 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 7,000 Dickson, W Maxwell
2 7 September 1895 Derby County H 2–1 6,000 Schofield (2)
3 14 September 1895 Small Heath A 2–1 6,000 Dickson, Hyslop
4 21 September 1895 West Bromwich Albion H 3–1 12,000 Hyslop (3)
5 28 September 1895 Sheffield United A 0–1 6,000
6 5 October 1895 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 4,000
7 12 October 1895 Derby County A 1–2 8,000 Wood
8 19 October 1895 Small Heath H 6–1 8,000 Schofield (3), Hyslop, W Maxwell, Grewer
9 26 October 1895 Bolton Wanderers A 1–3 4,000 Hyslop
10 2 November 1895 Sheffield United H 4–0 8,000 Hyslop (2), Dickson, Clare
11 9 November 1895 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 3,500
12 11 November 1895 Preston North End H 4–0 7,000 Hyslop (2), Lonie (2)
13 16 November 1895 The Wednesday A 1–2 4,000 W Maxwell
14 23 November 1895 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–1 5,000 Lonie, Dickson (3)
15 28 November 1895 Nottingham Forest A 0–4 4,000
16 30 November 1895 Bury A 1–0 2,500 Hyslop
17 7 December 1895 Burnley H 2–1 1,000 Lonie, Schofield
18 14 December 1895 Everton A 2–7 10,000 Schofield, Sandland
19 21 December 1895 The Wednesday H 5–0 4,000 Hyslop (3), Dickson, Proctor
20 25 December 1895 Preston North End A 1–0 5,000 Proctor
21 26 December 1895 Bury H 0–2 4,000
22 4 January 1896 Aston Villa H 1–2 12,000 Schofield
23 22 February 1896 Aston Villa A 2–5 10,000 Dickson, W Maxwell
24 14 March 1896 Sunderland H 5–0 6,000 W Maxwell, Heames, Hyslop, A Maxwell, McNeill (o.g.)
25 16 March 1896 Burnley A 0–2 3,000
26 21 March 1896 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 5,000 Hyslop
27 28 March 1896 Sunderland A 1–4 3,000 Hyslop
28 3 April 1896 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 3,000 Turner
29 4 April 1896 Blackburn Rovers H 3–0 3,500 W Maxwell (2), Johnson
30 11 April 1896 Everton H 1–2 3,000 Schofield

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 1 February 1896 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–0 6,000 W Maxwell (3), Dickson, A Maxwell
R2 15 February 1896 Burnley A 1–1 10,000 Dickson
R2 Replay 20 February 1896 Burnley H 7–1 4,000 Dickson, Hyslop (4), A Maxwell, W Maxwell
R3 29 February 1896 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–3 16,000

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Albert Boardman 3 0 0 0 3 0
GK   George Clawley 26 0 4 0 30 0
GK   Bill Rowley 1 0 0 0 1 0
FB   Bill Capewell 1 0 1 0 2 0
FB   Tommy Clare 30 1 4 0 34 1
FB   Jack Eccles 28 0 4 0 32 0
FB   Duncan McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0
HB   Davy Brodie 29 0 2 0 31 0
HB   Jimmy Grewer 29 1 4 0 33 1
HB   Tom Robertson 13 0 2 0 15 0
HB   Edgar Sanderson 0 0 0 0 0 0
HB   Jimmy Turner 24 1 3 0 27 1
HB   Alf Wood 4 1 0 0 4 1
FW   Arthur Brookfield 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW   Billy Dickson 30 8 4 3 34 11
FW   Billy Heames 2 1 0 0 2 1
FW   Tommy Hyslop 27 17 3 4 30 21
FW   Freddie Johnson 8 1 1 0 9 1
FW   Tom Lonie 9 4 0 0 9 4
FW   Allan Maxwell 8 1 4 2 12 3
FW   William Maxwell 23 7 4 4 27 11
FW   Edward Proctor 3 2 0 0 3 2
FW   Teddy Sandland 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW   Bill Sawers 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Joe Schofield 28 9 4 0 32 9
Own goals 1 0 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.